Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV (Spanish: Felipe IV, Portuguese: [Filipe III] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); 8 April 1605 – 17 September 1665) was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665. He was also sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands and King of Portugal until 1640.
| Philip IV | |
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Painting by Velázquez, c.1644 | |
| King of Spain | |
| 31 March 1621 – 17 September 1665 | |
| Predecessor | Philip III |
| Successor | Charles II |
| King of Portugal and the Algarves | |
| 31 March 1621 – 1 December 1640 | |
| Predecessor | Philip II |
| Successor | John IV |
| Born | 8 April 1605 Valladolid, Spain |
| Died | 17 September 1665 (aged 60) Madrid, Spain |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Elisabeth of France Mariana of Austria |
| Issue | Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias Maria Thérèse, Queen of France Margaret Theresa, Holy Roman Empress Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias Charles II of Spain |
| House | House of Habsburg |
| Father | Philip III of Spain |
| Mother | Margaret of Austria |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Signature | |
His daughter was Marie Thérèse of Austria, wife of Louis XIV. All but three of his children died in childhood.
Children
- With Elisabeth of France (1603–1644, daughter of Henry IV of France) — married 1615 at Burgos:
- Archduchess Maria Margaret of Spain (14 August 1621 – 15 August 1621)
- Archduchess Margaret Maria Catherine of Austria (25 November 1623 – 22 December 1623)
- Archduchess Maria Eugenia of Austria (21 November 1625 – 21 August 1627)
- Archduchess Isabella Maria Theresa of Austria (31 October 1627 – 1 November 1627)
- Archduke Balthasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias (17 October 1629 – 9 October 1646), Prince of Asturias
- Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (12 March 1634)
- Archduchess Maria Anna "Mariana" Antonia of Spain (17 January 1636 – 5 December 1636)
- Archduchess Marie Thérèse (1638–1683), married Louis XIV of France and had children.
- With Mariana of Austria (1634–1696) – his niece – 1649:
- Margaret Theresa of Austria (1651-1673), first wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Archduchess Maria Ambrosia de la Concepción of Austria (7 December 1655 – 21 December 1655)
- Archduke Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias (28 November 1657 – 1 November 1661)
- Archduke Ferdinand Thomas Charles of Austria (23 December 1658 – 22 October 1659)
- Charles II of Spain (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700)
Philip IV Of Spain Media
A c. 1612 portrait of Philip and his older sister, Anne
A 1623 portrait of Philip, displaying the prominent "Habsburg lip"
A c. 1636 portrait of Philip's most prominent favourite and minister, the Count-Duke of Olivares
Philip IV in Brown and Silver, a c. 1631–1632 portrait made during the height of his success
Louis XIV and Philip at the Meeting on the Isle of Pheasants, June 1660
Philip dressed as a cuirassier, accompanied by a court dwarf, by Caspar de Crayer
Defense of Cádiz against the English in 1625
Habsburg possessions in Spain (red), and Austria (yellow)